Chamaelirium

Description

A few different common names for this plant are found scattered throughout most references; Helonias Root and False Unicorn more frequently used but Starwort, Blazing Star, Devil’s Bit and Fairy Wand show up regionally as well. This plant in addition to having an identity crisis in terms of how we have chosen to commonly name it has a history of adulteration going back to the Eclectic period in the US…